false drop

Definitions

General Science

noun the retrieval of unwanted files from a database through the use of incorrect search codes

Computing

noun a batch of unwanted files retrieved from a database through the use of incorrect search codes.

Electronics

Within a data search, an item or result which is irrelevant or undesired. For example, a user utilizing a search engine to find information on speaker woofers, and retrieving information on dogs. Also called false retrieval.